- Ikheli: Koinange St, Nairobi, Kenya
- Ifoni: + 254-712-311-394
- Iwebhusayithi esemthethweni: http://holyfamilybasilica.info
- Imeyili: info@holyfamilybasilica.info
- Isimo: I-basilica encane
- Inkolo : amaKatolika
I-Kenya yikoloni yangaphambili yaseBrithani enkulu, ngakho-ke iningi labantu lithiwa lobuKristu lapha. Ekhulwini lama-20 leminyaka, ukwakha isonto lamaRoma Katolika ngesitayela sesimanje kwaqala enhlokodolobha yezwe . Ukwakhiwa kweKathhedral yoMndeni Ongcwele eNairobi (I-Cathedral Basilica ye-Holy Family) kwaphela ngo-1906. Insizakalo lapha iyenziwa ngokwendlela yesiLatini.
Umlando wokudalwa kweSagrada Familia eNairobi
Ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zenkolo zabantu, ngemiyalo yomfowabo kaJehoshafathi, ukwakhiwa kwesonto kwaqhutshwa ngamasonto awakha isitimela esiseduze. Kwakungokuqala kokwakhiwa kwamatshe edolobheni, ukuphakama kwawo kwakungamamitha angaphansi kwamatshumi amathathu futhi kwakungaba khona abantu abangu-300-400. Ngo-1906, ubhapathizo lokuqala lwarekhodwa, futhi ngo-1908 umshado wabhaliswa ematendeni amakhulu.
Ukuvakashela ithempeli nguPapa
Ngo-1980, ngoMeyi 6, ibandla lahlonishwa ngokuba khona kukaPapa John Paul II. Ngo-15 Febhuwari 1982 wanikezela isimo se-basilica encane ye-Afrika eSagrada Familia eNairobi . Lesi simo sinethempeli elilodwa kulo lonke elaseKenya .
Ngo-1985 no-1995, u-Ion Paul II wavakashela ethempelini futhi, lapho ayephethe khona umsebenzi nomthandazo.
Ukubuyiselwa kweSagrada Familia eNairobi
Ngo-1960, ngaphansi kokuhola komklami waseKenya uDorothy Hughes, iphrojekthi yokubuyisela iSagrada Familia yasungulwa eNairobi. Usizo ekulungiseni olunikezwe inkampani yaseBrithani iMowlem. Okokuqala, ikhono lethempeli lakhuphuka laba yizinkulungwane ezintathu noma ezine, okuphindwe izikhathi eziyishumi kunomfanekiso wokuqala. Ukwakhiwa kwakusetshenziswe amafelementi enziwe ngensimbi engenasici, amafasitela angenalutho-amafasitela, imininingwane evela eCarrara marble. Isakhiwo esisha senyukela kumamitha angu-98. Ngaphakathi, ngaphandle kwamahholo amabili asemqoka, kunezingqikithi eziyisishiyagalombili ezihlukene. Nansi i-altare elikhulu ngokubethelwa okukhulu kukaJesu Kristu.
Ngo-2011, inkampani yokwakha yaseChina, iZhongxing, yakha isakhiwo esisha sokuphatha. Enhloko-dolobha yaseKenya, kunezigidi ezingaba yizigidi ezine, okungenani izigidi ezilodwa nesigamu zibiza ubuKatolika.
Ungafinyelela kanjani eSagrada Familia yaseNairobi?
I-Sagrada Familia yaseNairobi ingafinyelelwa ngezinyawo ukusuka enkabeni yedolobha noma ezokuthutha umphakathi . Kuzodingeka ushiye emgwaqeni weConinning Street naseKenyat Avenue.
Ithempeli liseduze nendawo enkulu yedolobha. Imibhoshongo yalo nephahla ingabonakala ngemuva kwetshe lesikhumbuzo seJom Kenyata. Insizakalo endaweni esincane encane ivame ukuqhubeka ngeSonto kanye namaholide omphakathi, kodwa izivakashi iminyango yethempeli ihlale ivulekile. Kukhona nesikole nesitolo sencwadi ensimini.
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